2019

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has reiterated his commitment not to disappoint fellow “Aba boys” whose expectations from him are very legitimate, stating that he would definitely leave Aba and indeed Abia State, better than he met them and set the…

In what could be seen as a response to a call by a coalition of the Civil Society Organizations in Abia State led by the wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu, the Abia State House of Assembly has passed into Law H.A.B 3: The Abia…

The Governor of Abia State Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has disbursed an additional N57, 945,000 to cover the October and November stipends for youths across 6 Local Governments in the State. The State Focal Person for YESSO and Director General,…

The National Assembly has raised its budget for 2020 from the N125bn to N128bn. The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations made the recommendation in its report on the 2020 Appropriation Bill scheduled for consideration and…

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, was heard asking prison warders, “Where are you taking us to?” after his sentencing. Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip, also begged the prison…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has found a former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others guilty of N7.65bn fraud. Kalu’s co-defendants are his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and…

The rising attacks on shops owned by Nigerians in Ghana have escalated since the Federal Government of Nigeria shut its borders, the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Olufemi Abikoye, has said. Abikoye said about 1,000 shops…

Peter Kekemeke, judge of a federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja, on Wednesday, declined to hear all the cases scheduled to come up before his him due to power outage. The case list contained at least 11…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has said the Senate won’t pass the proposed anti-free speech and internet manipulations bills. Lawan, who made the disclosure in…

The Vice Chancellor, Abia State University, Uturu, Prof. Uchenna E. Ikonne said that his administration has improved the status of the University in service delivery to the stakeholders in line with the mandate of an academic institution of…